05213nam 2200625Ia 450 991100662690332120200520144314.01-282-12065-497866121206570-08-087785-0(CKB)1000000000766016(EBL)535084(OCoLC)428525476(SSID)ssj0000171085(PQKBManifestationID)11167251(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000171085(PQKBWorkID)10236328(PQKB)10768048(MiAaPQ)EBC535084(EXLCZ)99100000000076601620090210d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHigh-rise security and fire life safety /Geoff Craighead3rd ed.Amsterdam ;Boston Butterworth-Heinemann/Elsevierc20091 online resource (697 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-85617-555-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; High-Rise Security and Fire Life Safety, Third Edition; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Author's Biography; Acknowledgments; Preface; Foreword to the Third Edition; Foreword to the Second Edition; Foreword to the First Edition; Chapter 1. High-Rise Building Definition, Development, and Use; What Is a High-Rise Building?; Development of High-Rise Buildings; High-Rises Arise; The ""World's Tallest"" Race; Why Tall Buildings?; Three Generations of High-Rise Buildings; First Generation; Second Generation; Third Generation; Steel-Framed Core ConstructionSteel-Framed Tube ConstructionReinforced Concrete Construction; Steel-Framed Reinforced Concrete Construction; Types of High-Rise Buildings; Summary; Key Terms; Additional Reading; Additional Resources; Chapter 2. Security and Fire Life Safety Uniqueness of High-Rise Buildings; What Is Security and Fire Life Safety?; What Is Security?; What Is Fire Life Safety?; Security of High-Rise Buildings versus Low-Rise Buildings; Fire Life Safety of High-Rise Buildings versus Low-Rise Buildings; Security of Modern Steel-Framed High-Rise Office BuildingsImpact of New York World Trade Center Terrorist Attacks on Building SecurityNew York World Trade Center Profile; February 26, 1993, Bombing; September 11, 2001, Disaster; Fire Life Safety of Modern Steel-Framed High-Rise Office Buildings; Are Modern Steel-Framed High-Rises Less Fire Resistive Than Previous Generation Buildings?; New York World Trade Center of Investigation; World Trade Center Building (WTC 7); Principal Findings of the Investigation; Recommendations; Fire Risk in High-Rise Buildings; Other Fire Life Safety Features; Emergency Planning EssentialImpact of New York World Trade Center Terrorist Attacks on Building SafetyFebruary 26, 1993, Bombing; September 11, 2001, Catastrophe; A Clear Message; Summary; Key Terms; Additional Reading; Chapter 3. Security and Fire Life Safety Threats; What Is a Threat?; Security Threats; Fire Life Safety Threats; Building Emergencies; Aircraft Collisions; September 11, 2001, New York World Trade Center Terrorist Attack; Sequence of Events; World Trade Center Building Performance Study and Final Report on the Collapse of the World Trade Center Towers; Bombs and Bomb Threats; Bombs; Suicide BombersVehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIEDs)1993 New York World Trade Center, New York; 1993 Bishopsgate Financial Area, London; 1995 Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, Oklahoma City; 1996 Khobar Towers Residential Military Complex, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; 1998 U.S. Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 2002 Sheraton Hotel, Karachi, Pakistan; 2002 Nightclub, Bali, Indonesia; 2002 Hotel Mombassa, Kenya; 2003 Residential Compounds, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2003 JW Marriott Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia; 2003 HSBC Bank and British Consulate, Istanbul, Turkey2004 Train System, Madrid, SpainHigh-Rise Security and Fire Life Safety, 3e, is a comprehensive reference for managing security and fire life safety operations within high-rise buildings. It spells out the unique characteristics of skyscrapers from a security and fire life safety perspective, details the type of security and life safety systems commonly found in them, outlines how to conduct risk assessments, and explains security policies and procedures designed to protect life and property. Craighead also provides guidelines for managing security and life safety functions, including the development of response plansSkyscrapersSecurity measuresSkyscrapersFires and fire preventionSkyscrapersSecurity measures.SkyscrapersFires and fire prevention.658.4/77658.473658.477Craighead Geoff1822707MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911006626903321High-rise security and fire life safety4389051UNINA